How Many People Are Named Jamila?
people named Jamila are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 42,159 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,322 babies named Jamila in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
418 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of JAMIL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jamila in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jamila alive today is about 31 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 18 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jamila first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 1977, to 418 babies. In 2025, 122 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jamila has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #468, in 1977. In 2025 it ranked #1,686.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,686 |
| Best rank | #468 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #868 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jamila alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jamila were born in California than in any other state: about 1,056 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jamila was given 5.6 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.5 times in New York and 1.9 times in Georgia.
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